Kally Pachuta 6G James Sanderson Mercury: A wonder among the starsHow did Mercury it's name? Mercury is named after the roman god Mercury. Who discovered Mercury? Not one specific person but the discovery is traced back to the time of the babylonians. When was Mercury discovered? No exact date and time (known of in the ancient times). Where was Mercury discovered? in ancient tombs 1500s-1600s. What's Mercury's order from the sun? Mercury is the first planet in order closest to the sun. What is Mercury's distance from the sun? Mercury's distance from the sun is 43,000,000 miles. What is Mercury's distance from Earth? Mercury's distance from Earth is 77,000,000 miles. What is the mass of Mercury? Metric: 330,104,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. What is the volume of Mercury? Metric: 330,827,208,724 kg3. How many days does it take for Mercury to orbit around the sun? It takes Mercury 90 days to orbit around the sun. What is Mercury's perihelion? Mercury's perihelion is 60 days. What is Mercury's Equatorial Circumference? Mercury' Equatorial Circumference is about 15,329 km. What is Mercury's mean density? Mercury's mean density is 5.427 glcm3. What is Mercury's gravity? 38% of the gravity on Earth. What is Mercury's aphelion? 70,000,000 (km). What is the length of one day on Mercury? 1,407.504 hours. What's Mercury's appearance? Like the moon Mercury's surface contains of craters. But unlike the moon it lacks a smoothly covered surface. Mercury is a brownish-silver planet. Mercury is also the smallest planet. Rings? N/A Satellites or moons? N/A What's Mercury's core composition? Mercury's core composition is nearly all iron and it consists of 5% sulfur to keep the core from freezing. What's Mercury's surface composition? Mercury's surface composition consists of a large iron core which is particularly molten. What are mercury's major gases? Mercury's major gases are hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. What are mercury's minor gases? Mercury's minor gases are argon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, water vapor, xenon, krypton, and neon. What is Mercury's weather? Mercury's weather is very hot. Temperatures range from 170 degrees to 350 degrees. What forms of water are found on mercury? Craters at Mercury's poles contain water ice. What are all human explorations of your planet? There have been three flybys by the Mariner 10 aircraft (1974-1975) and two with the messenger probe (1991). What would happen to a human if they traveled to Mercury? Because there's no air they would not be able to breathe. It would also depend on the time of day. But because of the very high temperatures, ranging from 200 to 800 degrees, (hot enough to melt lead) no human would be able to survive the conditions without highly advanced suiting. What are some problems and solutions to sending humans to Mercury? N/A What modifications would be needed for humans to live on Mercury? Mercury would need modifications such as radiation shielding from the sun, the atmosphere would need to be rich in oxygen, and a cooling unit. How much would someone weigh on your planet? If someone weighed 90 pounds on Earth, they would weigh about 35 pounds on Mercury What are three interesting facts about Mercury? Three interesting facts about Mercury are: -You can see Mercury with the naked eye. -Mercury has the most eccentric orbit. -The sun appears 2 and 1/2 times bigger than Earth.
James Sanderson
Mercury: A wonder among the starsHow did Mercury it's name?
Mercury is named after the roman god Mercury.
Who discovered Mercury?
Not one specific person but the discovery is traced back to the time of the babylonians.
When was Mercury discovered?
No exact date and time (known of in the ancient times).
Where was Mercury discovered?
in ancient tombs 1500s-1600s.
What's Mercury's order from the sun?
Mercury is the first planet in order closest to the sun.
What is Mercury's distance from the sun?
Mercury's distance from the sun is 43,000,000 miles.
What is Mercury's distance from Earth?
Mercury's distance from Earth is 77,000,000 miles.
What is the mass of Mercury?
Metric: 330,104,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg.
What is the volume of Mercury?
Metric: 330,827,208,724 kg3.
How many days does it take for Mercury to orbit around the sun?
It takes Mercury 90 days to orbit around the sun.
What is Mercury's perihelion?
Mercury's perihelion is 60 days.
What is Mercury's Equatorial Circumference?
Mercury' Equatorial Circumference is about 15,329 km.
What is Mercury's mean density?
Mercury's mean density is 5.427 glcm3.
What is Mercury's gravity?
38% of the gravity on Earth.
What is Mercury's aphelion?
70,000,000 (km).
What is the length of one day on Mercury?
1,407.504 hours.
What's Mercury's appearance?
Like the moon Mercury's surface contains of craters.
But unlike the moon it lacks a smoothly covered surface.
Mercury is a brownish-silver planet. Mercury is also the smallest
planet.
Rings?
N/A
Satellites or moons?
N/A
What's Mercury's core composition?
Mercury's core composition is nearly all iron and it consists of
5% sulfur to keep the core from freezing.
What's Mercury's surface composition?
Mercury's surface composition consists of a large iron core which
is particularly molten.
What are mercury's major gases?
Mercury's major gases are hydrogen, helium, and oxygen.
What are mercury's minor gases?
Mercury's minor gases are argon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide,
water vapor, xenon, krypton, and neon.
What is Mercury's weather?
Mercury's weather is very hot. Temperatures range from
170 degrees to 350 degrees.
What forms of water are found on mercury?
Craters at Mercury's poles contain water ice.
What are all human explorations of your planet?
There have been three flybys by the Mariner 10 aircraft (1974-1975)
and two with the messenger probe (1991).
What would happen to a human if they traveled to Mercury?
Because there's no air they would not be able to breathe.
It would also depend on the time of day. But because of the very
high temperatures, ranging from 200 to 800 degrees, (hot enough
to melt lead) no human would be able to survive the conditions
without highly advanced suiting.
What are some problems and solutions to sending humans to Mercury?
N/A
What modifications would be needed for humans to live on Mercury?
Mercury would need modifications such as radiation shielding from
the sun, the atmosphere would need to be rich in oxygen, and a cooling
unit.
How much would someone weigh on your planet?
If someone weighed 90 pounds on Earth, they would weigh about 35 pounds
on Mercury
What are three interesting facts about Mercury?
Three interesting facts about Mercury are:
-You can see Mercury with the naked eye.
-Mercury has the most eccentric orbit.
-The sun appears 2 and 1/2 times bigger than Earth.
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